Adeleke signs Osun park management bill into law amid APC opposition

Summary

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed the state’s Park Management Bill into law, saying it will modernise the transport park system and address long-running disputes.

Highlights

• Adeleke signed the bill on Monday at the Government House in Osogbo.
• He said implementation would begin immediately and that stakeholders would be accommodated for efficient service delivery.
• The bill follows tensions over control of motor parks in the state, including earlier violence linked to the issue.
• The Osun APC opposed the legislation, arguing that the state lacked constitutional authority to regulate and manage motor parks.
• The state House of Assembly had passed the bill on 23 September before forwarding it for assent.